Rayburn Dam

Rayburn Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Rayburn Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Rayburn Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.46216, -94.24067. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rayburn Dam

• Lake Ann Dam · lake · Benton · ~2 km · Must-see
• Lake Brittany Dam · lake · Benton · ~4 km · Must-see
• Lake Windsor Pontoon Park · lake · Benton · ~5 km · Must-see
• Bear Hollow · viewpoint · Benton · ~6 km · Must-see
• Rough Hollow · viewpoint · Benton · ~8 km · Must-see
• Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art · museum · Benton · ~12 km · Must-see
• Bobs Knob · viewpoint · Benton · ~12 km · Must-see
• Bentonville Arkansas Temple · church · Benton · ~13 km · Must-see
• Museum of Native American History · museum · Benton · ~13 km · Must-see
• HANWA Hindu Temple · temple · Benton · ~17 km · Must-see
• Pea Ridge National Military Park · sanctuary · Benton · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lake Atalanta · lake · Benton · ~24 km · Must-see
• Boone Hollow · viewpoint · McDonald · ~24 km · Must-see
• Big Cedar Hollow · viewpoint · McDonald · ~24 km · Must-see
• Big Sugar Creek State Park · sanctuary · McDonald · ~24 km · Must-see
• KCS Caboose Number 383 · attraction · Benton · ~24 km · Must-see
• Hambrich Hollow · viewpoint · McDonald · ~25 km · Must-see
• Pigeon Roost Hollow · viewpoint · McDonald · ~28 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Rayburn Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Rayburn Dam

• Lake Ann Dam · lake · Benton · ~2 km · Must-see
• Lake Brittany Dam · lake · Benton · ~4 km · Must-see
• Lake Windsor Pontoon Park · lake · Benton · ~5 km · Must-see
• Lake Atalanta · lake · Benton · ~24 km · Must-see
• Beaver Lake · lake · Benton · ~42 km · Must-see
• Beaver Dam · lake · Carroll · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Fayetteville · lake · Washington · ~47 km · Must-see
• Siloam Springs Lake Dam · lake · Benton · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lake Eucha · lake · Delaware · ~72 km · Must-see
• Grand Lake o' the Cherokees · lake · Delaware · ~72 km · Must-see

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